knittingdouble with Double Knitting Mastering the Two-Color Technique with Over 30 Reversible Projects Anja Belle

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1 W elcome to the perfect piece of knitting! As you look at the stitches your needles create, as you turn your work, you ll delight in the lack of front and back. You ll fall in love with two right sides instead of always trying to hide the wrong one. Experience what it is like to knit without labor-intensive weaving in or twisting of colors; without rolling edges and ugly ends. Double knitting is not just wishful thinking once you learn the technique, there is no stopping you. Everything is better when it s double-knit! Includes detailed instructions, step-by-step patterns, and hundreds of color photographs. USD $22.95/CAD $26.50 ISBN Printed in China Knitting Double PLC.indd 1 knittingdouble Mastering the Two-Color Technique with Over 30 Reversible Projects Mastering the Two-Color Technique with Over 30 Reversible Projects Learn to knit front and back at the same time, using two threads in coordinated contrasting colors. knittingdouble There s Never a Wrong Way with Double Knitting Anja Belle Anja Belle 1/23/14 4:10 PM

2 I II Six-Sided Potholders with romantic blossoms SKILL LEVEL Experienced FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Approx. 8 in / 18 cm circumference YARN Shown: CYCA #2, Schachenmayr Original Cotton Time (96 yd/88 m / 50 g; 100% cotton) Instructions With the 2-color cast-on, CO 132 stitch pairs, leaving a tail approx. 19½ in / 50 cm long. Work potholder in double knitting, repeating the chart 6 times around. Dec 12 stitch pairs every other rnd as charted (see pages 77-78). When sts no long reach around circular ndl, change to dpn. Finishing After Rnd 22, cut the yarn and run each tail through the rem sts of the matching color layer, then gather together to fasten off. Using the beginning tails, crochet a chain and sew the end to the same corner to form a loop. Weave in ends. YARN AMOUNTS White 01 and Pink 37, 50 g each SUBSTITUTION Schachenmayr Original Sun City (106 yd/95 m / 50 g). NEEDLES U.S. size 1-2 / 2.5 mm: circular and set of 5 dpn CROCHET HOOK U.S. size B1-C2 / 2.5 mm GAUGE 22 sts and 34 rnds in double knitting = 4 x 4 in / 10 x 10 cm. Adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge if necessary. PATTERN STITCH Double knitting worked in the round 62 = right-slanting decrease (see page 78) er ;; 22 = left-slanting decrease (see page 77) ;; 21 e;;;; r 20 ;;;; 19 e;;;;;; r 18 ;;;;;; 17 e;;;;;;;; r 16 ;;;;;;;; 15 e;;;;;;;;;; r 14 ;;;;;;;;;; 13 e;;;;;;;;;;;; r 12 ;;;;;;;;;;;; 11 e;;;;;;;;;;;;;; r 10 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 9 e;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; r 8 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 7 e;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; r 6 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 5 e;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; r 4 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 3 e;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; r 2 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 1 Repeat = 22 sts at beginning

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4 Double-Knitting Techniques Basic Double Knitting Technique When you work double knitting, two layers of fabric are worked at the same time, each with a different color. The two layers are attached, and the resulting fabric has two right sides and no visible wrong side. The projects in this book can be turned over or inside out (if knitted in the round), and there are two good sides. As you knit, both sets of stitches are on the same needle. You always knit one stitch for the front layer then purl the following stitch for the back layer. Each knit and purl form one stitch pair. The two parts of a stitch pair are each worked in a different color. So, if the first stitch is knit with the main color, the second stitch in the pair will be purled with the contrasting color. (The only exceptions in this book are the third color in the placemats on page 52 and the eyelets on the fingerless gloves on page 18.) The pattern knitted in double knitting shows on both sides with the colors reversed like a mirror image. The background color is the main color, and the pattern color is the contrasting color. The main color becomes the pattern color on the back layer and the contrasting color becomes the background on the back layer. Both working yarns must be carried between the two layers of fabric at all times: Hold both yarns in back when working a knit stitch and both in front when working a purl stitch. Each stitch is worked with only one color.

5 When the knit stitch is worked in the main color, the following purl stitch is worked in the contrasting color. the chart square is grey, the colors are reversed and the first stitch is knit with the contrasting color and the second stitch is purled with the main color. Note: When working back and forth, on each row the main color and pattern color are reversed. When working in the round, the main color and pattern color remain the same and the work is not turned. The charts are read following the direction of the knitting. Begin at the bottom right, and read the row across from right to left as you work a right-side row. After turning the knitted piece, follow the next chart row in reverse from left to right. When working in the round, all chart rows are read from right to left because you never turn your knitting around to go back in the other direction. Casting On Two-color Cast-on In this technique, each stitch is cast on with two strands of yarn so you create stitch pairs immediately at the cast-on edge. On the first row, if the colors are out of sequence, switch the position of two stitches by passing one stitch over the other before working them. After the cast-on is complete, each stitch is worked separately as one part of a stitch pair, in the main color or contrasting color. Unless otherwise specified in the pattern, it does not matter which color is used as the main color. When the knit stitch is worked in the contrasting color, the following purl stitch is worked in the main color. With each color change, the yarns cross, and the two layers of fabric are firmly joined together. Reading Double-Knitting Charts All of the charts in this book have white and grey squares. The white square represents the main color, or the background. The dark grey always represents the pattern color. Once you knit a few rows, you will be comfortable with which color is used for each square and you won t have to keep checking the chart key. Each square on the chart represents a stitch pair, that is, one knit and one purl stitch in different colors. When the chart square is white, the first stitch is knit with the main color and the second stitch is purled with the contrasting color. When 73